Child&#39;s garment



All@ 29, 1950 J. M. BRENNAN 2,520,357

CHILDS QARMENT Filed June 17,- 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 HT fwn/5f Aug. 29, 1950 J. M. BRENNAN 2,520,357

CHILD'S GARMENT Filed June 1'?, l194e; ,4 2 sheets-sheet 2 f1 1 mms/ff Patented Aug. 29, 1950 CHILDS GARMENT .loan M. Brennan, St. Paul, Minn., assignor to Munsingwear, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., a corporation of Delaware Application June 17, 1946, Serial No. 677,172

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a garment, and while the invention might have other applications, it particularly is designed to be applied to a childs garment. It is desirable that the young child or baby have a garment that simplifies diaper changing; and, for the sake of appearance, a garment that covers the diaper completely.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a garment having a portion extending above the waist and providing arm and neck openings, together with a portion extending downwardly at the front of the garment and having a free end, said latter portion being adapted to be passed rearwardly between the legs and then folded upwardly to said nrst mentioned portion and then It is another object of this invention to provide such a garment as set forth above, in which a minimum of button fastenings on the outer garment allows easy access to the diaper on the child. A simple manipulation of the lower part of the garment conveniently permits a diaper change without removing the upper portion of the garment. A waterproof layer is attached to the lower area of the garment and eliminates the separate operation of putting on rubber pants to keep the outer garment dry. Because the lower area of the garment follows the outline of a kite I fold diaper which will be Worn underneath, the diaper is completely concealed by the outer wrapping of the garment.

It is also an object of the invention to provide such a garment as set forth in the preceding paragraph, together with a layer of Waterproof material detachably secured to the inner side of and substantially covering said second portion.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a childs garment having ya portion extending above the waist at the front and rear thereof and provi-ding neck and sleeve openings, a second portion extending downwardly at the 'front of said first portion, the sides thereof diverging to a free end of the same, which end is substantially horizontal, fastening means adjacent the ends of said free end and intermediate the ends thereof, said rst mentioned portion having fastening means adjacent the waistline at the front and rear thereof, said second portion being adapted to be folded upwardly and have the fastening means intermediate the ends of its free ends secured to the fastening means at the rear of said rst mentioned portion and being adapted to have its corner portions passed around to the front of the garment and the fastening means adjacent the ends of its free ends secured to the fastening means at the front of 2 said rst mentioned portion, thus providing leg openings.

It is also an object of the invention to provide such a garment as set forth in the preceding paragraph, said second portion having spaced fastening means at its top and bottom at its inner side, and a layer of waterproof material having spaced fastening means adjacent its top and bottom adapted to cooperate with the fastening means on said second portion to secure thesame thereto.

It is another object of the invention to provide such a garment as set forth in the preceding paragraph save one, said second portion preferably having a belt secured along its free end and being preferably stretchable longitudinally along said end, together with means connected to said rst mentioned portion adapted. to have a diaper secured thereto.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully set forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like references characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of the garment in extended position; i

Fig. 2 is a view in rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation with the garment inoperative position;

Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation with the garment in operative position;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 5,-5 of Fig. 2, the rear of the garment being omitted; Y i

Fig. 6 is a view in front elevation of `a mcdied form of garmentshowing the same in extended position;

. Fig. '7 is a viewin rear elevation of the garment shown in4 Fig. 6 in `extended position; p f

Fig. 8 is a viewY in rear elevation of the sam shown in operative. position; and

Fig. 9 is a view in front elevation with the garment in operative position.

Referring to the. drawings, afgarmentd is Vshown havinga portion .I Ba. which extends above the waist at the iront and .rear and overthe shoulders, the same providing a neck opening I 0b. `Portion 18a also provides sleeve `openings and sleeves may be secured about said openings which may be of Aany desired length, but which in the `embodiment of the invention illustrated are shown as quite short bands l'llc. While por,- tion ma could` be opened at front or backfin the embodiment of the invention illustrated it is shown as closedand `adapted to be put on .over the head of thewearer. ,A band Id extends about neck opening mb and this as well `as the sleeve portions .IUc may be somewhat elastic `or 60 stretchable circumferentially. Portion lDa has 3 secured thereto adjacent the waistline and substantially centrally of its front, a fastening means I I. -Nihilethiscouldgtake .various forms, in the..embodimentf-. ofsithe invention; illustrated it is shown as a button. Said portion Illa at its rear also has another fastening means I2 disposed substantially centrally of its rear side, and while this could take various forms, it' also= is illustrated as a button. A; portion A.-IIlfai-.extends downwardly from the frontgsideof yportion..-.Iilw and it maybe continuous of portion Illa or formed of a separate piece connectedalongthe line I Ilf by a suitable seam. "Portion '10e extends downwardly and the sides thereotfexte-nd downwardly and outwardly so that the same iiiaresztoward a. freef-.end-which end extends {substantially horizontally or transversely=.;..oi the garment. H-Saidffreerend .of-.portion me prefcerablyggproridedWitha strip or. belt. lpg. .Belt

fflgfor .a portionrfIBh thereof :intermediate its fend. f is preferably .made e ofelastic .material so .thata-said beltcanstr-.etch longitudinally. Por- ;tion lille alsoi: hasfits'; edge;portion;@Igirpy adjacent v"belt vl'g; made 'stretchable or elastic. :iWh-ilefrthis could-be done-in Vvariousaways,1in the illustrated embodiment an elastic cord is insertedsalzng Vwhat. gatheredaasishown. in, Figs. .1,.f2sf1and3 4. Portion .I'De: is^z.-,.proeided:withi fasten-ingyzmeans Iilii. adiacentziztsaireeecorners fivhich;.:are;adanent .the endspofabelt .IIJ g; .fwhich .fastening means-.zare

:illustrated .asf buttonholes. Said .free end of por- :ftion IIIe. is ...also providedsswith: fasteningrfrneans intermediate its ends, .one-vnf: which fl llyrislliill-usitratedzwas a -buttonhole :disposed .substantially f centrally :of-r said'i free rendmr ib'elt il Gg. @Portion I-Ueat its inner side-'shown-in lligZ, fvhasgspa'ced viastening f means -f'IIlk adj ace-nt itsA upper -ei'id -and Ehas :spacedf fasteningfrneans!l'mA adjacent-f its lower end. While saidfffasteningf-meanszmight `take vario-us'forms'; infthefembodiment offethe invention illustrated theyA vare'fs'hownJ as `ern-*all tabs having"buttonholesftherein layerV of waterproof material I 3 is providedi having a shape similar to portion I (le-'and :the-same" hasthereon spaced fastening--means *I 4 "adjacent *its "upper end and spaced fastening means' I5 adjacentits lowerA end. While theftype oi iastening means v"I4 and I5 could bevaried; they areshown as buttons adapted to. cooperate with fastening means ".'IIlJc and 10m-respectively so"that l ayerj I3..can lue-"detachably secured over portion v`I e, andlayer .I3 is of a Size to covepmost of portion .|.Ile.-."l?.or tion Illa has secured thereto adjacent, thewaistline, byv suitablejstitching I.il.n, a stripomlap AI6 which has a free lower edge. .istrip'lii extends across. substantallythe whole width opo'rtion I 0a; at' the front' inner Asfide. thereof.

. In operation thanortion '10a of thegarment.

willy be placed overlltheA childs.headandthaarms will be extended through. ,the sleeve.l portions Ille, portion I Bd extendingjahoutthe .n eck-.oithe lchild.

HPortion Ille now .hangsyatthe frontofgthe child.

The vchild Will. be.. providedv with. a diaper which willloe.` put in place. by fastening.withsafetypins to. each .end of` iap'll. This.will.insure..that the diaper. or other underwear. willloe` held..,up.i.prop .erly while the, child -.is...moving about 01g playing. Portion..I.Ile..is.nowabroughtbetween ,the .legs .of 4the .child Vandolcled. upwardly substan- ."tially..` along itsmedium horizontal line; and L.the fastening. means01"...buttonholes .10i is... buttoned onto. v.the button...l2 ,at A.the rear otftheiportion 10a. ...Theeorner parts. .oilportion- IIleiare-.now

passed respectively around to the front of the garment and the fastening means or buttonholes ..-IIlz'...are buttoned to the button: Haat the front iportion .'I'lla. The garment .nowzfappears from 5 the rear, as shown in Fig. 3, and from the front, s as shown in Fig. 4. It will be seen that leg openings |00 are provided by the folded portion Ille. The garment is entirely protected by the layer vI3 sothat it never becomes wet or soiled. Should lo: the/'child wet itself or have a natural passage, .access-to the ,diaper can be easily, quickly and conveniently had by merely unbuttoning the end of portiorrfliie and letting it hang, as shown in .-Fligs; land 2. The diaper can be unpinned from flap I6 and changed as usual. If the layer I3 .is wetor soiled, it. can .beV easily wiped lofi or cleaned Afterv the .child `,has a..fresh.diaper .placed thereon, portion Iecan againhefolded .up..passed..around to the.. front .and secured,...as stated,...and. the child. is again ready.` for, play. The layer .I3 can be .easily and quickly. detached and replacedif thisis necessary .01'.desi-rable.

. .In Figs..` 6..to 9 a modified .formcfgarment'll is.. shown. This .garment .has a portionzldfiexg5 .tendingabove .the waist, 4theirontoi whichsis continuous. across. the` bodyv or chest I.to .the/ .neck openinglllb. .In therear portion.' 23a.. extends only partially to.the.shouldersandhas theshoulder zstraps 2 ile. secured. centrally. .the-.reto..and ...ex- .tending upwardlyindiverging relation. .Straps 20c are .secured at.. the .othermend to...the.-fr0n.t of .portionj2ilaatthe..inner..side..thereof. Ror- -.tio11...2la. is provided `centrally at -vits .frontand around the neck portion. with. agatheredipart or.ruffles. 28d. ...Said rufflesare `joinedtogether .fromthe waistlineto a pointnear thaupper .por- Ation, of..the.bodice,and then. separate. and.- .edge .the-bodice singly .from said. point. to vvvl'ierelthe ,shoulder straps.. 28e-are --connecte-d. A portion .40 .20a extends downwardlynfrom. portion 250... ati. the

.front thereof `andthis may .either .becontinuous Wthportionfla onforrnedas a separatepiece connectedby asuitableseam '2.ilf. .Portion-...28a .has a pair of stringsorlpieces .of tape. .,I Isecured .at Yone end .thereto substantially. centrallypfsthe irontof portion 28a adjacent the waistline.. Por- ..ton .Za at its. .rear has a fastening meansjlsecured .thereto ysubstantially centrally. ltransversely thereof adjacent theiwaistline,..-and while .said .fastening vrneansrnight. take .various forms, in. the...embodimentvv of. the invention. illustrated, itisshown .as abutton. The .sides YOfwlJOrtinn .2-lle diverge downwardlysothatsaid .porti on flares decidedly toward a ,lower free ..end,i.which..end extends substantially horizontally. Said ,-en'd will be provided with..l asuitable.. binding 120g. Rortion.. .2 Se ,has,=.adjacent its1 free .corners;g..fas .tening means. 29h. Fastening-imeansT areaalso provided along. its `free-end Vor. .along @binding-.1,09 o .intermediate .the .endsethereo .one-.o which, 201' beingdisposedv substantiallyce-ntr ally of; .binding -209, as shown. YWhile..the-forni oi--fastening means ....Zi. and.: .20h V`could .be varied, ftheyff. are .shown asin theiorm .of loops. providing button- .holes Portion, `2te has on .its innerer frear Side Alayen I5: `of waterproof ;material .-is prorided,

having a .shape.similar: *.to. Yportion. --2-0e.... andath'e same, has-.fastening means .Ilhsecuredn` thereto adjacentjts corners.l which-are illustrated-ws buttons. The fastening means i6 are adapted to be secured to the fastening means I3 and Iii respectively so that layer l5 will be detachably secured to portion 2te. As shown in Fig. 7, layer i5 is of a size to substantially cover the portion Portion 26e at its sides is provided with a gathered portion or ruffle 2&5.

In operation the portion 283e will be placed over the childs head and the straps c will extend over the shoulders of the child. The arms are thus quite free. The child will be provided with a diaper or other suitable underwear and when the garment is placed in position, portion 28e will depend at the front of the child. Portion 20e is now brought rearwardly between the legs and folded upwardly substantially on a medium horizontal line. The loop Elli will be buttoned over button l2 at the rear and the corner parts of 26e will be passed around to the front of the garment respectively and strings H will be passed respectively through the loops 20h and then tied in a suitable manner as in the bow shown in Fig. 8. Layer i5 will of course have been placed in position. The diaper on the child or any other underwear can be fastened by safety pins at each end of flap 28j. The diaper of the child is covered by layer l5 so that the garment is protected from any wetting or soiling. Should it be necessary to change the diaper on the child, portion 212e can be very easily and quickly released to take its hanging position shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Layer I5 can easily be wiped off or cleaned if necessary, portion 26e again raised and secured in its operative position and the child is again ready for play or other activity.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided a garment which is quite simple in construction, and which is pleasing in appearance. As described, the garment is protected by layer i3 from being wetted or soiled. The garment is also easily, quickly and conveniently manipulatable for changing the diaper or other underwear of the child. Another advantage of the garment is that it gives very great freedom of movement for the child. The childs arms and legs are largely exposed which is desirable in a summer garment.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arf rangement and proportions of the parts, Without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. An outer garment for a child having in combination, a portion extending above the waist encircling the body and having arm and neck openings, said portion at the rear terminating substantially at the waist-line, said garment having a second and front portion extending from side to side of the same at the waist-line and extending downwardly to a line quite a distance below the crotch of the wearer, the side edges of said latter portion diverging to its bottom edge which edge extends substantially horizontally, said second portion being constructed and arranged to depend freely from its top, a fastening means disposed centrally at the rear of said first mentioned portion substantially at the waist-line, a second fastening means disposed centrally at the front of said first mentioned portion substanbelly `at the Waistiline, Said Swed se@ frnt portion being adapted to be passed rearwardly between the legs, then folded upwardly with said bottom edge disposed substantially at the waistline and to have the corner portions thereof brought around to the front of said garment and to loosely overiie the upper central part of said second portion, fastening means at the ends of said lower edge of said second portion cooperating with said second fastening means at the front of and a fastening means at the central part ci said lower edge of said second portion cooperating with said fastening means at the rear of said garment.

2. The structure set forth in claim l, a belt eX- tending along said lower edge of said second portion, the same having an elastic section intermediate its ends.

3. The structure set forth in claim l, said second portion having laterally spaced fastening means adjacent its top and bottom and a sheet of waterproof material of trapezoidal form having a fastening means at its corners adapted to cooperate with said rast mentioned fastening means.

4. An outer garment for a child having in combination, a bodice portion having parts extending over the shoulders and having arm and neck openings, said portion terminating at the rear substantially at the waist-line, said garment having a second and front portion extending from side to side of said garment and connected at its upper end to the front of said bodice portion, said second portion being of trapezoidal shape and having unbroken and substantially rectilinear side and bottom edges, said second portion being constructed and arranged to depend freely at the front of said garment, a fastening means disposed centrally of said first mentioned portion adjacent the waist-line and at the front thereof, a second fastening means disposed centrally of said rst mentioned portion substantially at the waist-line at the rear thereof, fastening means adjacent the lower corners of said second portion and a fastening means adjacent the lower edge of said second portion substantially centrally thereof, said second portion being adapted to be passed rearwardly between the legs of the wearer and its lower edge brought substantially to the waist-line, said last mentioned fastening means cooperating with said second fastening means, the lower corners of said second portion being adapted to be brought around to the front of said garment and freely overlie the upper part of said second portion, said fastening means at the corners thereof cooperating with said lirst mentioned fastening means.

JOAN M. BRENNAN.

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